Cyrille Tchatchet was walking home through the streets of Smethwick in 2016 when he got the call he had been hoping for since he stole out of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with just a pair of shoes and a weightlifting belt to his name.
“It was my solicitor to tell me my application for asylum had been approved,” Tchatchet told the PA news agency. “All of a sudden, I felt like chains had been removed from my hands and legs. I was so happy, and ready to embark on the next stage of my journey.”
